State’s Actions and Decisions Should Frighten Every OhioanBy Scott Pullins

“that way madness lies…”King Lear – By William Shakespeare

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a document with the Franklin County Common Pleas Court that alleges that his office will attempt to recover nearly $200 million personally from ECOT Founder William L. Lager. Somehow, mysteriously, this filing quickly made itself to the front page of the Columbus Dispatch, although it didn’t reach the court’s docket until days later.

This filing is also very irregular because the Ohio Attorney General is not a party to this action. In fact, the Ohio Attorney General has not even requested court permission to intervene in this case. An earlier request from Ohio’s Auditor of State to intervene was denied.

The Attorney General argues that Bill Lager should be held personally responsible for money that was paid to companies that he either owned or allegedly controlled.

Their argument for piercing the corporate veil of these limited liability companies is rather ridiculous and should send chills down the spine of any federal, state, or local government contractor, along with the entirety of Ohio’s school choice movement.